Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Canned tuna sales are on the decline, millennials being blamed

The usually is, and is here, so much more complicated than at first blush.

(2) Mois sans alcool : Macron a-t-il cédé face au lobby du vin ? - YouTube

Sure is an important question - how to promote French wine alongside of concern about excessive alcohol consumption? A fine line to walk for MACRON and others.

Monday, November 18, 2019

Sunday, November 10, 2019

French Baguettes From a Vending Machine? ‘What a Tragedy.’ - The New York Times

I wish I could inject every bakery with a life-sustaining shot of sometihng. It would be part creativity and part the hard work of making their to their customers. Both have been lacking.

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Durham startup Looma inks partnership with Lowes Foods | Durham Herald Sun

Interesting concept. I think I would find it mostly irritating in the store.

Mondial du pain


TélématinMarchés - Mondial du pain
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présenté par : Damien Thévenot
Chroniqueur : Loïc Ballet Du 20 au 24 octobre, c'est le Mondial du pain à Nantes. Tous les boulangers du monde s'y retrouvent ,mais également l'association des ambassadeurs du pain. Ses membres sensibilisent et cherchent à faire comprendre l'impact du pain sur le corps. Ils prônent une nouvelle méthode, le Respectus Panis, qui consiste à moins pétrir la pâte à pain pour mieux la respecter.

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Endive

Big story a couple of days ago about how big this product is in Belgium. Chicons in French.

Saturday, October 19, 2019

New downtown Cary project will include pizza restaurant | Durham Herald Sun

New York continues to seep into NC, one might say, slice by slice. Can slices seep?

95% of tested baby foods in the US contain toxic metals, report says - CNN

Outlandish. Action ought to be taken tonight, now, to deal with this on every legal level.

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

CompostNow

I still think it makes so much more sense to make your own!

De la Foret a la Cuisine

Great piece on RTBF today about chef harvesting food from the foret. 

Costco is going to extremes to keep its rotisserie chickens at $4.99 - CNN

Super fascinating. I wonder if this will happen, or has happened in France. Not so sure.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Friday, September 20, 2019

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Monday, September 9, 2019

Not all milks are created equal: The rise of Oatly and other plant-based "milk" drinks - CBS News

Important points, but a varied consumption of dairy milk and whatever one wants to call it from plants may be the best solution. It is not a matter of one vs the other but rather the question is one of tolerance, health and diversity.

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Monday, September 2, 2019

Heated

Surely want to return to this.

Friday, August 30, 2019

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Opinion | Our Food Is Killing Too Many of Us - The New York Times

Great but unachievable, Human stupdity needs to be front and center or this will acccomplish nothing. And with such rampant stupidity/obesity and such stupidity/support for TRUMP, how can we solve any of these critical problems. We seem to be stuck with our collective dumbness fueled by irrationality and and core principles of thinking badly.

Friday, August 16, 2019

Monday, August 12, 2019

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Le Triporteur - N7 « La cuisine Nissarde » - Loïc Ballet site officiel

I assume that this link to a nice segment will disappear soon and/or not be available in the US.

Le pain de la paix de Jean-Paul Veziano, boulanger antibois en visite en Israël - France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Great Trip Reporter piece on Telematin today about this boulanger and his pain de la paix. Should try to visit!

Monday, July 22, 2019

Monday, July 1, 2019

Vitelotte potato: a delicious easy-to-grow black and purple potato

I sure would love to grow our own! Maybe we'll underwrite a local farmer.

Notre promesse

Fascinating. I wonder how it really works.

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Saturday, June 8, 2019

The Four Seasons Is Closing, Less Than a Year After Reopening - The New York Times

A really challenging business, even for a place like the soon-to-be-former Four Seasons. Ugh.

Benevolence Farm

Profiled on WUNC today; sounds worthwhile. Want to know more.

bbc israel salt water - Google Search

Item today on BBC radio about how well the salt water treatment is working, but did not listen in detail.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

TV5MONDE - Objectif Monde - Nourrir la planète : quelle agriculture demain ?

Really troubling program pointing out all of the challenges to keeping us fed in France.

India election 2019: Are India's farmers receiving what they were promised? - BBC News

Another tragic story today on the BBC reminding me of the dire situation in France.

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Friday, March 15, 2019

Butterball LLC Recalls Turkey Products Due to Possible Salmonella Schwarzengrund Contamination

Nothing here about what might happen if you consumed this back in 2018 before "freeze by" date???

Fish Consumption Per Capita | Helgi Library

Nearly twice as much fish consumed in France than in the US per capita - historically. Nearly 50 lbs/yr in the US as of 8 years ago. I think I heard a number this week that the number in France has fallen quite a bit and now at about 55 lbs/yr.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Monday, January 28, 2019

Actu plus - Du bio dans nos assiettes ! - France 2 - 28-01-2019

Good



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Chroniqueur :
Frédéric Vion





Le bio, nous le savons, est bon pour la santé ! Cependant, cultivons-nous assez
de produits bio en France ? Que faisons-nous pousser en priorité ? Enfin
consommons-nous assez de bio ?



Frédéric Vion répond à nos questions. 

Conso - Le quinoa a la côte ! - France 2 - 28-01-2019

Good story!

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Chroniqueuse : Isabelle Martinet     Il y a 30 ans, il fallait plusieurs mois pour écouler un container de quinoa. Aujourd’hui il s’en écoule plusieurs par mois !     Longtemps réservée à une clientèle « d’initiés », cette graine de Bolivie est devenue en quelques années un super aliment, réputé pour la qualité de sa protéine sans gluten et sa digestibilité. Elle s’est positionnée en tête sur les listes des nutritionnistes !  Face à une demande toujours croissante, les producteurs importateurs diversifient leur offre : en dehors des sachets habituels, on trouve aujourd’hui des pâtes alimentaires à base de quinoa, des farines de quinoa, des tartines craquantes et des salades traiteurs express.   Pour plus d’informations :http://www.ekibio.fr/


Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Concurrencées par de grandes enseignes, 1 200 boulangeries disparaissent chaque année

We all need to work harder at stopping this trend. It is not healthy, and by our practices, we can change it.